Anybody know the origins of the relatively new "infused" rye from the Georgetown Trading Company?

Seems to be popping up a bit in the cocktail world. It's infused (not just oils) with saffron, orange peel and other odds and ends. 90 proof but source and mashbill seem to be a bit of a mystery still.

04-04-2013, 10:28

MyOldKyDram

Re: Pow-Wow "Botanical" Rye

I'm content to let that stay a mystery, yikes.

04-04-2013, 11:11

Brisko

Re: Pow-Wow "Botanical" Rye

Well, Georgetown Trading Company is the outfit that brought us James Pepper rye, so I would guess MGPI/LDI/Seagrams/Rossville Union to be the source. And I note that the web address for the rye actually points to the Drinkhacker review, nice move guys. Can't even take the time to have somebody throw up a web page?

04-04-2013, 14:23

tanstaafl2

Re: Pow-Wow "Botanical" Rye

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Originally Posted by Brisko

Well, Georgetown Trading Company is the outfit that brought us James Pepper rye, so I would guess MGPI/LDI/Seagrams/Rossville Union to be the source. And I note that the web address for the rye actually points to the Drinkhacker review, nice move guys. Can't even take the time to have somebody throw up a web page?

MGPI seemed most likely but I wasn't sure. Interesting choice indeed for the website given the review wasn't entirely 100% complimentary.

The link noted it as $41 (or at least 2 Bartons!). Not available locally so far so I can't confirm.

04-04-2013, 15:34

squire

Re: Pow-Wow "Botanical" Rye

That's four Bartons.

04-04-2013, 19:31

Restaurant man

Re: Pow-Wow "Botanical" Rye

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Originally Posted by squire

That's four Bartons.

I believe that all whiskey should be evaluated in this fashion. Before touting the characteristics and provenance of your new gold foil embossed bottle. How does it stack on The Barton Scale?

10-23-2013, 18:34

BoyScout

Re: Pow-Wow "Botanical" Rye

Well, they say there's a sucker born every minute and tonight I was that sucker. Highland Beverage in Hiram had a few bottles on the shelf and I picked one up. First the aroma or should I say odor? Cheap perfume, overly thin, flavored Lipton tea. Almost bad enough to not even take a taste. The taste? Again the reference to flavored tea with the saffron coming through very strong (not a good thing). It has a light, thin texture, there is no oil as it sits in my mouth. Halls cough drops or Coors light beer has more flavor. Have I said eeewww yet? I don't think I could even gargle with this stuff. Nuff said. If anyone in the Atlanta area wants to try this they are welcome to the rest of the bottle, otherwise I'll use it to poison the moles who are tearing up my yard something fierce. I'm out of town till Sunday night so a meet would have to wait till next week.

Oh, and I chased it with ECBP and heavily salted popcorn and the taste still lingers.